UCLA ’s Shelley Taylor awarded National Medal of Science at the White House
Key takeawaysTaylor, a renowned psychologist and expert on adversity, helped found the fields of social cognition and health psychology.A faculty member since 1979, she is UCLA ’s 12th Medal of Science winner, following Internet pioneer Leonard Kleinrock in 2007.Today was the first time the medal has been presented since 2016.President Joe Biden this morning presented UCLA Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychology Shelley Taylor with the prestigious National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony. Established by Congress in 1959 and administered by the National Science Foundation, the medal is the...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 24, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Can cannabis-based meds help people manage oral cancer pain?
Dr. Igor Spigelman, chair of the biosystems and function section at the UCLA School of Dentistry, has received a $5 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for research aimed at developing a non-addictive cannabis-based pain medication for oral cancer patients.The five-year multidisiplinary study will leverage the collective expertise of researchers from the dental school, UCLA’s department of chemistry and biochemistry and department of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, and New York University. It also aligns with a nationwide effort to curb opioid misuse and addiction while...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
New calculations say there are more living cells than grains of sand or stars in the sky
From bacteria to blue whales, the number of cells in living things exceeds the estimated number of sand grains on Earth by a factor of a trillion. It’s 1 million times larger than all the stars in the universe. And the number of cells that have ever lived is 10 orders of magnitude larger still, according to
new estimates researchers reported last week in
Current Biology
. These calculations aren’t just an exercise in superlatives. They could also help scientists better understand our planet’s fecundity and predict how lifeforms may use carbon in the future.
“These efforts are absolutely ind...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 17, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Robert Sapolsky Doesn ’t Believe in Free Will. (But Feel Free to Disagree.)
Shedding the concept “completely strikes at our sense of identity and autonomy,” the Stanford biologist and neurologist argues. It might also be liberating. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Hope Reese Tags: Brain Biology and Biochemistry Conversation Sapolsky, Robert M your-feed-science your-feed-health Source Type: news
Co-developer of Cassava ’s potential Alzheimer’s drug cited for ‘egregious misconduct’
Cassava Sciences, a biotech company whose work on the experimental Alzheimer’s drug simufilam has been heavily criticized and is the subject of ongoing federal probes, has suffered another blow. A much-anticipated investigation by the City University of New York has accused neuroscientist Hoau-Yan Wang, a CUNY faculty member and longtime Cassava collaborator, of scientific misconduct involving 20 research papers. Many provided key support for simufilam’s jump from the lab into ongoing clinical trials.
The investigative committee found numerous signs that images were improperly manipulated, for example in a 2012
...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 12, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Nobel winner whose work led to COVID-19 vaccines inspired her daughter to Olympic victory
Olympic gold medalist Susan Francia is coming to terms with the fact that she's no longer the most famous person in her family. That's because the retired U.S. rower's mother, biochemist Katalin Karikó, just won a Nobel Prize for her groundbreaking work that led to the development of COVID-19 vaccines. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - October 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/As It Happens Source Type: news
Scientists share Nobel prize in chemistry for quantum dots discovery
Official announcement comes after trio ’s names were leaked in email to Swedish newspaper earlier in the dayTwo American scientists and a Russian have been awarded the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots, which helped drive a revolution in nanotechnology.The prize is shared equally between Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexey Ekimov for discoveries on the unique properties of nano-materials, and how to make them, that paved the way for wide-ranging applications in consumer electronics, biochemistry and medicine.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Nobel prizes Chemistry Science People in science Science prizes Sweden World news Europe Source Type: news
Scientists whose work enabled mRNA Covid vaccine win medicine Nobel prize
Katalin Karik ó and Drew Weissman share £823,000 prize announced by Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in StockholmTwo scientists have been awarded the 2023 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for their contributions to RNA biology that contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during the Covid pandemic.Prof Katalin Karik ó and Prof Drew Weissman share the 11m Swedish kronor (£823,000) prize announced on Monday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 2, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Science correspondent Tags: Nobel prizes Science prizes People in science Medical research Vaccines and immunisation Society Health Coronavirus Infectious diseases World news Microbiology Immunology Biochemistry and molecular biology Sweden Hungary Source Type: news
Nobel Prize goes to scientists who made mRNA COVID vaccines possible
Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó and American immunologist Drew Weissman found that a chemical change to genetic code called mRNA eliminated a problematic side effect when used in vaccines.(Image credit: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Scott Hensley Source Type: news
Co-founder of cancer biotech Black Diamond replaced as CEO
The board of Black Diamond Therapeutics has replaced its CEO, David Epstein, a Brandeis-trained biochemist. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 18, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Rowan Walrath Source Type: news
The secrets of snail mucus, according to a biochemist
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to slime scientist Antonio Cerullo at the City University of New York about the benefits of mucus. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gurjit Kaur Source Type: news
30-year-old found his lucrative photography side hustle after trying 2 other careers
From a wide lens, Sean Audet's career looks random: He was a biochemistry student, trained fine-dining chef and local college lecturer before picking up photography. Audet's background as a chef landed him a recipe research and development job at Red River College in Winnipeg, Canada, in 2016. He…#seanaudet #redrivercollege #winnipeg #fiverr #audet #mcdonald #campbell (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Get to know CEO 'trying to push the edge of innovation'
Learn more about a CEO on the frontlines of the battle against Alzheimer's in this week's Journal Profile — a regular feature that aims to get well beyond an influencer's online bio or LinkedIn page. Remi Barbier is well acquainted with "radical" ideas in biochemistry. And when he's not on the clock, he likes to unwind in the water or on the road. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 7, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Paul Thompson Source Type: news
KLG: What Naked Capitalism Means to Me
By KLG, who has held research and academic positions in three US medical schools since 1995 and is currently Professor of Biochemistry and Associate Dean. He has performed and directed research on protein structure, function, and evolution; cell adhesion and motility; the mechanism of viral fusion…#klg #nakedcapitalism #greatfinancialcrisis #tipjar #cbseveningnews #waltercronkite #washingtondc #margaretthatcher #rayoldenburg #greatgoodplace (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Magic’ Mushrooms Set Forest Aglow in Mesmerizing Display – Metro
Read article - Jay Dunlap, a professor of molecular and systems biology and of biochemistry and cell biology, is featured in an article about a rush of bioluminescent mushrooms carpeting the forest floor in the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary in northeastern Goa, India. “It looks like the mushroom is making its own light, and it’s quite magical,” Dunlap said. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - August 17, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Geisel Communications Tags: News Source Type: news
